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Just noticed one of my snakes has a yellow opaque covering over one eye. Seems healthy and not bothered, but he definately can't see out of it. Anyone know whts up or how to treat?

Thanks

Sounds like a retained eye cap to me. Did he recently shed? I'd throw him in a wet/damp pillow case for about an hour...maybe less. As he pushes to get out of the pillowcase, the eyecap will come off.

Always inspect shedded skin to make sure the caps are on it.

While a retained eye-cap is a possibility, I"ve never heard of them being described as yellow. There are other problems that may occur with the eye, and my first inclination from your description is that there may be an infection underneath the eye cap. You may, or may not have also noticed a swelling, and/or possibly a head tilt. I would recommend a proper veterinary checkup for this. This becomes more imperative if you notice other symptoms along with the discoloration.